Danba county

Danba county | 丹巴县

Danba county is also called “Rongmi Drango” in Tibetan, the capital town of Danba is called “Zhanggu town”, and located at the bottom of valley surrounded by high mountains with altitude of 1900 meter above sea level.

This town has very interesting nickname of “Beauty valley”. It says the women whom are born and grown in this valley are the most beautiful women in Kanze (Garze) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.

There are 4 roads connected to this town that make Danba is with very easy access. Bamei, the former capital town of Tawu is some 90 kilometers northwest; Kangding is about 115 kilometers south from here; To the north, Barkham the capital of Aba Tibetan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture is some 200 kilometers; and to its east, Chengdu – the capital of Sichuan province is 350 kilometers about 6 hours drive; The closest airport is Kangding airport, which is about 200 kilometers on its southwest, approximately 4 hours drive;

The holy mountain Gyelmo Murdo is at Danba county, its shape is Mt Kailash alike. The most interesting attraction of this county is “Danba Watching Tower“. Its histroy is about 100-200 years.